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Speaker gives pearls for preventing infectious keratitis after laser vision correction
CHICAGO — Preventing infectious keratitis after primary laser vision correction is preferred over treating a post laser vision correction infection, a speaker here said. “Infectious keratitis may not be so common; however, it is devastating when it does happen. Half of patients have moderate to severe reduction of visual acuity. We know it is better to prevent it than treat it. If you have prompt recognition and aggressive treatment, you can end up with a very nice, reasonable result,” Deepinder K. Dhaliwal, MD, said at Refractive Subspecialty Day preceding the (Read more...)